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Chapter 10

"Hey how ya feeling?" Dean asked Esmee as she began to wake up beside him.

"It wasn't a dream, was it?" she asked rubbing her arm where it had been broken.

"No babe, it's me that should be sorry, sorry I wasn't here for you."

"Mary and the boys?" she insisted trying to get up.

"It's ok, I think Sam took her and probably the boys too. They're ok, you just relax." Dean said sliding up in the bed until he was leaning against the headboard.

"That guy, he's really an angel?" she asked moving closer to his side, but staying where she could see his face.

"Yeah, long story, but we need to talk about you and the kids."

"What do you mean?"

"Es, I think you and the kids need to move, change your name..."

"Move from here." she questioned her voice getting louder.

"Yes, I brought those demons down on you and I couldn't live with myself if something happened to you or the kids." he insisted.

"No! No!"

"Esmee, please."

"I am not leaving."

"Yes you are." Dean argued as he got louder too.

"Like hell I am." Esmee said sitting up in the bed so she could seem more intimidating. "I came into this relationship on my own accord, no one forced me. You were honest with me and told me what's out there and how dangerous it is. I'm not stupid Dean, I pray every night when you and Sam are on a hunt that you will return safely to us and in one piece." she paused catching her breath.

"There's no..."

"Stop, I haven't finished yet." she chided him placing a finger on his lips.

"Now you listen to me Dean Winchester, we may not have a piece of paper that says we're legally married, but for me, we are married in every sense of the word. Those vows say for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; until death do us part. I take those words very seriously, as should you. We are in this together, no matter what happens, together always, until death..."

"Stop it!" he yelled. "Don't say it! What if I can't protect you? You know I couldn't live with myself if something happened to you or the kids."

"You have to stop thinking that way. We can do this, I mean we've got an angel on our side now. Doesn't that count for something?"

Dean glanced at the nightstand and his phone, as it alerted him he had a text. He picked it up and pulled it up reading it before laying it back down.

"I'm not sure how much help he'll be. That was Sam, he took the kids to get a new window and some lunch, so we could talk in private Guess we were getting a little loud."

"He protected me and the kids, that has to count for something."

"Yeah, Mary seems to like him and she's a pretty good judge of character, but I still have my concerns."

"Promise me you won't do something crazy like leave us, promise me Dean!" she insisted madly clutching his arm in her small hands and staring earnestly into the eyes she fell in love with.

"I promise." he finally muttered pulling her into his embrace and hugging her tightly. How was he going to keep his family safe, he thought to himself as he felt her tears drip onto his tee shirt. Dean rubbed Esmee's back with gentle hands allowing her to let her emotions out.

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"Ok, Tyler you sit in the buggy and Chance you help Cas with Mary." Sam instructed them after he had Mary fastened in.

"I will Uncle." Chance nodded positioning himself behind the buggy to push it.

"You stay here with the kids. I'm going over there to see about a new window."

"Alright Sam."

Chance began to roll the buggy down the aisle not paying attention whether Cas was following or not.

"Look, pretty flower." Tyler pointed toward the flowers at the end of the row. He bounced up and down in the buggy as Chance pushed them closer.

"Look Mary, this is an orchid, Mom loves these." he explained to her. Mary clapped her hands and babbled to him as they went deeper into the plants.

Castiel was examining the items on a shelf and watching the people, not realizing the kids were out of his sight. He watched several women watching him and talking to themselves, giggling to each other. He frowned not sure how to take what they were saying about him.

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"Ok, we can pick the window up in back...Cas where's the kids?" Sam asked looking around for them.

"They were right here." he said innocently.

"Dude! You can't take your eyes off them. Come on, help me look for them."

Sam set off down the main aisle, pausing to look each way, trying to spot the missing kids. He didn't notice that Castiel had disappeared until he turned around.

"Great! Now I've got a missing angel too." he mumbled as he continued his search. "Please let me find them before..."

"Sam, I found them." Cas said pushing the buggy from one of the rows toward him. "They were looking at the flowers."

"Thank goodness. You guys know better than to wander off."

"I thought Cas was following us." Chance whispered.

"It's ok, just don't do it again." he assured the child, patting his head. "Your Mom would kill me if something happened to you guys."

"Uncle Ham could we go to the Hands On place before lunch?"

"Please!" Tyler added giving his best puppy dog eyes.

"What's Hands On Sam?"

"I guess, but we need to get the window first. Hands On is where kids can play. Cas could you transport the window to my bedroom like you took Dean?"

"Yes, if you like."

"It would be helpful, come on guys, lets go to the car." Sam said ushering everyone toward the exit.

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"Alright guys, you can have an hour at Hands On and then we're going for lunch,"

"Yea!"

"Remember, mind your manners."

"Yes sir." they chimed together.

"Come on Mary, want to explore?" Sam asked as he took her out of the car seat. Mary gurgled and squealed with delight when she saw the brightly colored building they were standing in front of. "I know you like this place don't you?"

The boys ran toward the door, pulling Cas along with them, anxious to get inside and play. Castiel allowed the boys to pull him into the building curious to see the attraction. The boys headed for the bouncing house, pulling their shoes off, before climbing in.

"Do you want to take Mary over there, that's her age group and I'll watch the boys?"

"Of course." Castiel agreed taking Mary and heading to the back of the room. "Yes I see the toys Mary. Sam said you could play with them."

"Careful guys." Sam called to the two bouncing boys inside the house.

"Ok!" they laughed jumping around with the other kids.

Sam stood back smiling as he watched the boys enjoy themselves. After what they went through, he thought they deserved to have some fun. He found a seat where he could see them and checked his watch for the time. They should be able to get some food before it became to busy.

Twenty minutes later, Castiel walked over holding Mary out in front of him with a slight frown on his face.

"Sam, I think she needs a new diaper, she doesn't smell very good."

"Yep, watch the kids and I'll go get the diaper bag." Sam told him after taking a sniff, before heading for the door.

"Uncle Cas, can we go over there and paint?" Chance asked pulling on his trench coat.

"Alright, show me." he responded letting Chance pull him over to some tables that had paper and paint setting on each table.

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"Uncle Ham! Look what we did!" Chance yelled as Tyler and him ran to Sam hugging him around the legs.

"What the hell, I was only gone for less that fifteen minutes." Sam exclaimed looking at the colored handprints on his jeans and his brightly colored nephews.

"They wanted to finger paint." Castiel said holding Mary out to him.

Sam took his niece and was rewarded with a purple and red handprint to the face. Sam rolled his eyes as he took her to the bathroom so he could change her. She gurgled happily, hugging him tightly around the neck smearing more paint on his shirt.

"Let's get you cleaned up and we'll grab something to eat." Sam sighed, hoping this was washable paint or he was going to have some explaining to do to Esmee.

With a clean diaper and most of the paint washed off Mary, Sam headed back out to corral the boys and get them in the bathroom and partly cleaned. They were finishing up their paintings and chatting steadily to Cas.

"Here, take Mary and I'll get them cleaned up." Sam said handing off Mary. "Come on guys, let's see if there are two boys under all that paint and then we'll get so lunch."

"Lunch, I' hungry!" they cried happily grabbing his hands and pulling him toward the back of the room. Sam laughed out loud at their excitement as he allowed them to take the lead.

"Don't let Mary get into the paint again." Sam called over his shoulder to Castiel.

"Alright Sam." Castiel replied trying to take some paint from Mary's grabby hands only to have her cry to have it back. "You can't have it back, Sam says no." Big tears began to form in her eyes as she poked her lower lip out ready to wail. "Let's go find Sam." Castiel decided heading the way Sam had gone before Mary began to cry. "I know you like playing with it, but Sam just got you cleaned up."